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The Museum of Avant-garde

Farkas Molnár

Hungary (1897—1945)

After studying at the Technical University and Art School in Budapest, Molnár moved to Weimar, where he continued his studies under Gropius. There he designed the Red Cube House and, together with Gropius, contributed to The Small Apartment presented at the CIAM conference. He became a leading exponent of the International Style and a member of the Magyar Aktivizmus movement, working between Germany and Hungary. In 1933 he collaborated with Marcel Breuer, but chose to remain in Hungary rather than move to the United States, returning to Budapest to continue his architectural practice and studies. He died at a young age during the Soviet siege of Budapest.

Theo Van Doesburg / Walter Gropius / Johannes Itten